After flying high against Jersey last Friday, Freeburg came back down to earth. The Freeburg Midgets lost to the Chester Yellowjackets at home by a 31-14 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Midgets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 94th).
Zain Al-Jassim went supernova for Chester, throwing for 228 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes.
Freeburg now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Chester, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Freeburg will welcome Breese Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Breese Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Freeburg surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chester, they will take on Sparta/Steeleville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chester will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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